Ant McPartlin has accused ­Piers Morgan of ­“belittling” his recovery from addiction issues.

And he said the breakfast TV host has insulted people suffering from mental health problems.

The Britain’s Got Talent presenter fired off a strongly worded email to his fellow ITV star, who had questioned Ant’s latest National Television Awards nomination.

Piers, 53, recently asked on Good Morning Britain why the Saturday Night Takeaway host was up for a gong with Declan Donnelly given he had been “walking the dog for a year” and “sitting on his backside”.

It has now emerged Ant, 43, hit back with the furious message.

Ant McPartlin hit back at Piers in an email, saying he takes his recovery very seriously (Image: Splash News)

Ant called out Piers Morgan for "belittling" his mental health issues (Image: PA)